Dulwich Parkrun sub 20 mins

Hi, I hope I'm posting this in the right board. Is there anyone on here that regularly runs Dulwich Parkrun in just sub 20? I'm looking for someone to pace with. I've run a 21.35 but had to stop to tie a shoe and I've run a 20.50 or thereabouts with splits of 6.20, 6:40 and 7:30 per mile. I'm certain if I have someone reliable to pace me I can crack sub 20. I would like to do one in the next couple of weeks if anyone can help? Thanks

I've been running Dulwich parkrun since August this year and have completed 9 or 10 now I think. The last three that I've run competitively have all been just sub 20 - 19:50, 19:47, 19:51 ... I wonder if you're still aiming to get under 20 or if you've already done it now? I'll next be running Dulwich on 29/12. Send me a message if you like or post here in the forums as you prefer.

I was at Dulwich parkrun this morning. Were you I wonder? I finished in 16th in 20:29 TBC - at the time of writing I'm an "uknown", but that should change shortly. Definitely feeling a bit worse for Christmas eating and I backed off from 20 minute pace at about 3.5k / 4k. I'm hoping to be making a PB attempt sometime in late January or February.

I have other commitments on Saturday mornings during school terms, but will check my diary and post again with a view to perhaps meeting up at Dulwich parkrun and running together?

alehouse - I've done both. I'd say Dulwich is one of the quickest parkruns there is, maybe half a minute quicker than Brockwell Park. (I beat my 5,000m track PB the only time I did it!) Very smooth tarmac underfoot, much nicer than Brockwell Park which can be quite rough in places. Basically 3 x 1M anti-clockwise laps with gently curving left hand bends all the way round.

Dulwich is my local and I have done it about 6 or 7 times - PB is 19:49. It is obviously quick. What are the other good parkruns in SE London? How do Brockwell, Crystal Palace, Hilly Fields etc compare?

Dan - depends what you're looking for in a parkrun. Dulwich is easily the quickest of those. Actually I've not done the parkruns at either Hilly Fields or Crystal Palace but I'm familiar with the places themselves. Our club regularly uses Hilly Fields for, er, hill sessions. The clue's in the name but it's quite hilly! You've also got the "Greenwich" parkrun which is actually run in Avery Hill Park over Eltham way. That's sort of flattish with the odd rise, but mainly grass and some tarmac surfaces, maybe 40-45 secs slower than Dulwich, nice park.

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